# Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett leads informal poll for next UN secretary-general

https://mins.news/en/item/28978

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-22 00:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/guyanas-rodrigues-birkett-leads-informal-poll-in-race-to-be-next-un-leader?traffic_source=rss

> Guyana’s ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett led the second non-binding Security Council straw poll with eight “encourage” votes, ahead of seven other declared candidates. The council is working toward consensus before Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s term ends on December 31.

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